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| Season Summary | 71-91, Final Rank:6, GB: 21.0 | |
| Days in First | 5 | last on Saturday, Apr 12, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 6 | last on Apr 12, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1 | last on Friday, Apr 11, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 25 | last on Saturday, Sep 27, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 2 | last on Friday, Apr 11 |
| Most Games under .500 | 24 | last on Saturday, Sep 27 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 4 | Saturday, Jun 14 to Wednesday, Jun 18 and Friday, Jun 27 to Monday, Jun 30 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Sunday, May 11 to Saturday, May 17 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 17 | Tuesday, May 20 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Thursday, Aug 14 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 16 | Wednesday, Jun 11 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 11 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 6 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Viola | Codiroli | Davis | 2:55 | 44,726 | + | |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 2-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Smithson | Howell | 2:41 | 12,213 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 3 | 2-1 | 1 | Tied | Haas | Butcher | Howell | 2:38 | 11,287 | - | |
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 5 | 1 | 3-1 | 1 | up 1.0 | Blyleven | Wilcox | Davis | 2:17 | 42,871 | + | ||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 12 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 4 | 10 | 3-2 | 1 | Tied | Morgan | Viola | 3:02 | 14,708 | - | |||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 2 | 4 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | Moore | Smithson | 2:17 | 11,222 | -- | |||
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 6 | 7 | 3-4 | 5 | 1.0 | Atherton | Smith | Howell | 2:38 | 8,240 | --- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 2 | 8 | 3-5 | 6 | 2.0 | Haas | Latham | 2:41 | 8,097 | ---- | |||
| 9 | 9 | Wednesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4-5 | 5 | 1.5 | Davis | Atherton | 3:13 | 11,282 | + | ||
| 10 | 10 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 1 | 5-5 | 4 | 1.0 | Viola | McCaskill | 2:31 | 22,787 | ++ | ||
| 11 | 11 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 5-6 | 6 | 2.0 | Witt | Smithson | Moore | 3:22 | 30,535 | - | |
| 12 | 12 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 5 | 5-7 | 6 | 2.0 | Slaton | Butcher | Moore | 2:31 | 23,498 | -- | |
| 13 | 13 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 8 | 5-8 | 6 | 3.0 | Forster | Davis | 2:39 | 58,066 | --- | ||
| 14 | 14 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 6-8 | 5 | 2.5 | Viola | Wilcox | 2:46 | 13,106 | + | ||
| 15 | 15 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 1 | 7-8 | 5 | 2.0 | Smithson | Morgan | 2:28 | 7,044 | ++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7-9 | 5 | 3.0 | Best | Portugal | 3:15 | 7,547 | - | |
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 7 | 4 | 8-9 | 5 | 2.0 | Blyleven | Slaton | 2:25 | 16,156 | + | |||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 6 | 7 | 8-10 | 5 | 3.0 | Bryden | Davis | Moore | 3:03 | 31,966 | - | ||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 7 | 8 | 8-11 | 5 | 4.0 | Bryden | Smith | Moore | 2:45 | 15,126 | -- | ||
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 11 | 14 | 8-12 | 5 | 5.0 | Whitson | Portugal | 3:19 | 13,213 | --- | ||
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 5 | 5.0 | Niekro | Blyleven | Fisher | 2:45 | 18,774 | ---- | |
| 22 | 22 | Thursday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 4 | 9-13 | 5 | 5.0 | Agosto | Rasmussen | 2:54 | 15,081 | + | ||
| 23 | 23 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 10 | 1 | 10-13 | 5 | 4.0 | Smithson | Morris | 3:04 | 15,446 | ++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 4 | 7 | 10-14 | 5 | 4.0 | Terrell | Butcher | 2:28 | 18,851 | - | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 1 | 4 | 10-15 | 5 | 4.0 | Tanana | Blyleven | Hernandez | 2:12 | 19,458 | -- | |
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 3 | 5 | 10-16 | 5 | 4.5 | Davis | Viola | Aase | 2:34 | 11,836 | --- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 11-16 | 5 | 4.5 | Smithson | Flanagan | 2:53 | 9,257 | + | |||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 8 | 7 | 12-16 | 5 | 3.0 | Blyleven | O'Neal | Agosto | 3:01 | 16,477 | ++ | ||
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 12 | 2 | 13-16 | 4 | 2.0 | Viola | Tanana | 3:07 | 22,388 | +++ | |||
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 1 | 4 | 13-17 | 4 | 3.0 | Petry | Smithson | 2:58 | 22,189 | - | |||
| 31 | 31 | Monday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 8 | 9 | 13-18 | 5 | 4.0 | Rasmussen | Portugal | Righetti | 3:20 | 14,666 | -- | ||
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 6 | 13-19 | 5 | 5.0 | John | Blyleven | Righetti | 2:44 | 13,824 | --- | ||
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 13-20 | 5 | 5.0 | Dixon | Agosto | 2:59 | 13,461 | ---- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 5 | 13-21 | 5 | 5.5 | Boddicker | Viola | Aase | 2:42 | 15,277 | ----- | |
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 6 | 7 | 13-22 | 7 | 6.5 | Clear | Davis | 3:20 | 11,077 | ------ | ||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13-23 | 7 | 6.5 | Higuera | Portugal | 2:14 | 16,301 | ------- | |
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 3 | 14-23 | 6 | 6.0 | Blyleven | Leary | 2:29 | 30,062 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 8 | 14-24 | 6 | 6.5 | Sambito | Davis | 3:10 | 18,428 | - | ||
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 17 | 14-25 | 6 | 7.5 | Clemens | Viola | 3:16 | 20,880 | -- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 14-26 | 6 | 7.5 | Stewart | Portugal | Stanley | 2:43 | 16,018 | --- | |
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 7 | 15-26 | 6 | 6.0 | Pastore | Plesac | 3:09 | 15,065 | + | |||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 3 | 6 | 15-27 | 6 | 6.5 | Nieves | Viola | 2:25 | 20,991 | - | |||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 16-27 | 6 | 5.5 | Smithson | Wegman | 2:22 | 24,697 | + | |||
| 44 | 44 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 9 | 1 | 17-27 | 6 | 5.5 | Portugal | Alexander | 2:47 | 10,885 | ++ | |||
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18-27 | 6 | 5.5 | Pastore | Henke | 3:57 | 9,052 | +++ | ||
| 46 | 46 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 8 | 14 | 18-28 | 6 | 6.5 | Clancy | Blyleven | 3:14 | 9,133 | - | |||
| 47 | 47 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 13 | 5 | 19-28 | 5 | 5.5 | Atherton | Woodward | 3:25 | 16,669 | + | |||
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 7 | 19-29 | 5 | 5.5 | Hurst | Smithson | 2:59 | 20,217 | - | |||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 19-30 | 6 | 5.5 | Clemens | Portugal | 2:30 | 16,645 | -- | |||
| 50 | 50 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 3 | 19-31 | 6 | 6.5 | Clancy | Blyleven | Henke | 2:18 | 26,022 | --- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 5 | 6 | 19-32 | 6 | 7.5 | Eichhorn | Atherton | Henke | 3:12 | 27,112 | ---- | |
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 4 | 20-32 | 5 | 7.5 | Viola | Stieb | 2:48 | 30,234 | + | ||
| 53 | 53 | Thursday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 8 | 20-33 | 6 | 8.0 | Bankhead | Smithson | 2:53 | 30,343 | - | ||
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 6 | 20-34 | 6 | 9.0 | Leibrandt | Agosto | 2:38 | 32,516 | -- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 21-34 | 6 | 9.5 | Blyleven | Jackson | 2:29 | 37,204 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 22-34 | 6 | 9.5 | Portugal | Saberhagen | Pastore | 2:26 | 25,870 | ++ | |
| 57 | 57 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 23-34 | 6 | 8.5 | Atherton | Williams | 3:15 | 10,782 | +++ | ||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 10 | 14 | 23-35 | 6 | 9.5 | Russell | Davis | Harris | 3:48 | 12,084 | - | ||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23-36 | 6 | 10.5 | Williams | Jackson | 4:32 | 11,506 | -- | ||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 11 | 23-37 | 6 | 11.5 | Candiotti | Blyleven | 2:25 | 61,411 | --- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 3 | 24-37 | 6 | 10.5 | Atherton | Heaton | 2:57 | 10,742 | + | ||
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 25-37 | 6 | 9.5 | Viola | Schulze | Pastore | 3:01 | 15,657 | ++ | |
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 26-37 | 4 | 8.0 | Smithson | Dotson | Atherton | 3:01 | 14,303 | +++ | ||
| 64 | 64 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 10 | 9 | 10 | 27-37 | 4 | 7.0 | Davis | Nelson | 4:20 | 13,123 | ++++ | ||
| 65 | 65 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 8 | 9 | 27-38 | 4 | 8.0 | Bannister | Anderson | James | 3:31 | 17,432 | - | ||
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 9 | 8 | 28-38 | 4 | 8.0 | Viola | Noles | Atherton | 3:05 | 13,403 | + | ||
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 5 | 7 | 28-39 | 4 | 9.0 | Schulze | Portugal | Camacho | 3:06 | 17,195 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 28-40 | 5 | 10.0 | Niekro | Smithson | 2:14 | 12,435 | -- | |||
| 69 | 69 | Monday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 11 | 28-41 | 5 | 10.0 | Cowley | Blyleven | 2:44 | 18,687 | --- | ||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 29-41 | 5 | 9.0 | Anderson | Davis | 2:23 | 14,174 | + | ||
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 29-42 | 5 | 10.0 | McKeon | Viola | James | 2:49 | 19,294 | - | |
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 6 | 4 | 30-42 | 5 | 9.0 | Smithson | Bankhead | Atherton | 2:51 | 22,439 | + | ||
| 73 | 73 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 7 | 2 | 31-42 | 5 | 9.0 | Blyleven | Jackson | Heaton | 2:43 | 31,789 | ++ | ||
| 74 | 74 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 9 | 4 | 32-42 | 5 | 8.0 | Anderson | Saberhagen | Atherton | 2:36 | 22,727 | +++ | ||
| 75 | 75 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 33-42 | 5 | 7.0 | Viola | Harris | Atherton | 2:59 | 16,997 | ++++ | |
| 76 | 76 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 5 | 33-43 | 5 | 7.5 | Hough | Portugal | 2:10 | 29,632 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 10 | 33-44 | 5 | 8.5 | Mason | Smithson | 2:43 | 14,740 | -- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 11 | 7 | 34-44 | 5 | 8.0 | Blyleven | Boddicker | 2:59 | 14,057 | + | |||
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 7 | 12 | 34-45 | 5 | 9.0 | Havens | Pastore | Aase | 3:35 | 13,683 | - | ||
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 7 | 6 | 35-45 | 5 | 9.0 | Viola | Flanagan | 2:36 | 14,716 | + | |||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 0 | 1 | 35-46 | 5 | 9.0 | Dixon | Heaton | Aase | 2:20 | 12,707 | - | ||
| 82 | 82 | Monday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 10 | 8 | 36-46 | 5 | 8.5 | Smithson | O'Neal | Atherton | 3:09 | 12,689 | + | ||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 1 | 5 | 36-47 | 5 | 9.5 | King | Blyleven | Hernandez | 3:00 | 16,320 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 0 | 7 | 36-48 | 5 | 10.5 | Morris | Anderson | 2:48 | 21,489 | -- | |||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 1 | 11 | 36-49 | 5 | 10.5 | Rasmussen | Viola | 2:44 | 21,759 | --- | |||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 9 | 36-50 | 6 | 11.5 | Drabek | Heaton | Fisher | 3:08 | 25,020 | ---- | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 0 | 8 | 36-51 | 6 | 11.5 | Nielsen | Smithson | 2:46 | 30,366 | ----- | |||
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 5 | 0 | 37-51 | 6 | 11.5 | Blyleven | Tewksbury | 2:16 | 26,722 | + | |||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 37-52 | 6 | 11.5 | Dixon | Viola | Aase | 2:45 | 20,317 | - | |
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 38-52 | 6 | 10.5 | Blyleven | McGregor | Atherton | 3:08 | 33,914 | + | |
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 1 | 38-53 | 6 | 11.5 | Flanagan | Heaton | Aase | 2:35 | 30,556 | - | |
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 38-54 | 6 | 11.5 | Boddicker | Smithson | 2:32 | 25,045 | -- | ||
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 39-54 | 6 | 10.5 | Viola | Thurmond | Atherton | 2:43 | 21,895 | + | |
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 0 | 3 | 39-55 | 6 | 10.5 | Terrell | Blyleven | Hernandez | 2:29 | 18,974 | - | |
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 2 | 12 | 39-56 | 6 | 11.5 | Morris | Anderson | 3:00 | 23,096 | -- | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 5 | 40-56 | 6 | 10.5 | Heaton | Nielsen | Atherton | 3:17 | 32,201 | + | |
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 41-56 | 6 | 10.5 | Anderson | Drabek | 3:05 | 36,335 | ++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 41-57 | 7 | 11.5 | Guidry | Blyleven | Righetti | 2:19 | 30,312 | - | |
| 99 | 99 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 42-57 | 6 | 11.5 | Atherton | Best | 3:39 | 14,879 | + | ||
| 100 | 100 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 4 | 2 | 43-57 | 5 | 10.5 | Viola | Beattie | Jackson | 2:45 | 10,991 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 2 | 4 | 43-58 | 6 | 11.5 | Morgan | Heaton | Young | 2:58 | 10,396 | - | ||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 10 | 1 | 44-58 | 5 | 12.0 | Blyleven | Young | 2:25 | 14,855 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 0 | 45-58 | 5 | 11.0 | Smithson | Andujar | 2:44 | 29,311 | ++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 45-59 | 6 | 11.0 | Bair | Atherton | Howell | 4:02 | 16,521 | - | |
| 105 | 105 | Monday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 6 | 5 | 46-59 | 6 | 10.0 | Pastore | Moore | 2:58 | 14,986 | + | |||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 1 | 13 | 46-60 | 6 | 11.0 | Witt | Anderson | 3:22 | 22,689 | - | |||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 47-60 | 5 | 10.0 | Blyleven | Sutton | 2:20 | 21,129 | + | |||
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 47-61 | 5 | 11.5 | Andujar | Smithson | Bair | 2:58 | 11,746 | - | |
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 2 | 48-61 | 4 | 11.5 | Viola | Stewart | 3:05 | 18,886 | + | ||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 6 | 48-62 | 6 | 13.0 | Young | Heaton | Howell | 2:43 | 0 | - | |
| 111 | 111 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 5 | 6 | 48-63 | 6 | 13.0 | Rijo | Atherton | Howell | 3:09 | 13,455 | -- | |
| 112 | 112 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 2 | 0 | 49-63 | 5 | 12.0 | Blyleven | Sutton | 2:39 | 25,802 | + | ||
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 5 | 12 | 49-64 | 6 | 13.0 | Lucas | Davis | 4:03 | 29,094 | - | |
| 114 | 114 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 2 | 50-64 | 6 | 12.0 | Viola | Ruhle | 2:35 | 27,533 | + | ||
| 115 | 115 | Thursday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 14 | 1 | 51-64 | 4 | 11.5 | Portugal | Langston | 2:48 | 8,743 | ++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 1 | 51-65 | 4 | 12.5 | Moore | Atherton | 2:26 | 7,726 | - | ||
| 117 | 117 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 6 | 7 | 51-66 | 5 | 13.5 | Ladd | Atherton | 3:09 | 15,535 | -- | ||
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 11 | 51-67 | 5 | 14.5 | Morgan | Smithson | 2:49 | 8,253 | --- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Monday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 3 | 51-68 | 7 | 15.0 | Seaver | Viola | Stanley | 2:28 | 20,492 | ---- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 52-68 | 7 | 14.5 | Portugal | Nipper | Frazier | 2:29 | 13,698 | + | ||
| 121 | 121 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 9 | 52-69 | 7 | 14.5 | Clemens | Heaton | 2:44 | 23,485 | - | |||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 53-69 | 5 | 14.0 | Blyleven | Clancy | Frazier | 2:35 | 14,359 | + | ||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 4 | 7 | 53-70 | 6 | 14.0 | Cerutti | Smithson | Eichhorn | 2:58 | 22,604 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 5 | 7 | 10 | 53-71 | 7 | 15.0 | Henke | Atherton | 3:35 | 18,117 | -- | ||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 53-72 | 7 | 16.5 | Clear | Atherton | 3:37 | 10,048 | --- | |
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 7 | 5 | 54-72 | 7 | 16.0 | Heaton | Nieves | Frazier | 2:52 | 9,161 | + | |
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 2 | 55-72 | 7 | 16.0 | Blyleven | Bosio | 2:46 | 13,854 | ++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 5 | 6 | 55-73 | 7 | 17.0 | Eichhorn | Atherton | 3:00 | 38,241 | - | ||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 8 | 55-74 | 7 | 18.0 | Johnson | Viola | Lamp | 2:45 | 43,556 | -- | |
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 5 | 7 | 55-75 | 7 | 19.0 | Aquino | Anderson | Eichhorn | 2:53 | 45,161 | --- | |
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 9 | 3 | 56-75 | 7 | 18.0 | Heaton | Nieves | Frazier | 2:49 | 16,374 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 4 | 0 | 57-75 | 6 | 18.0 | Blyleven | Vuckovich | 2:21 | 8,616 | ++ | |||
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 11 | 5 | 58-75 | 6 | 18.0 | Smithson | Higuera | 3:02 | 9,391 | +++ | |||
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 12 | 58-76 | 7 | 18.0 | Clemens | Viola | 2:56 | 30,546 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 58-77 | 7 | 19.0 | Boyd | Frazier | 2:47 | 31,236 | -- | ||
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 9 | 58-78 | 7 | 20.0 | Hurst | Heaton | 2:31 | 30,359 | --- | ||
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 5 | 58-79 | 7 | 20.5 | Leonard | Blyleven | 2:31 | 21,425 | ---- | ||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 11 | 58-80 | 7 | 21.5 | Gubicza | Smithson | Farr | 2:49 | 17,300 | ----- | |
| 139 | 139 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 6 | 2 | 59-80 | 7 | 21.5 | Viola | Hough | 2:44 | 6,875 | + | |||
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 4 | 2 | 60-80 | 7 | 20.5 | Heaton | Correa | Atherton | 2:42 | 9,236 | ++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 1 | 14 | 60-81 | 7 | 21.5 | Mason | Blyleven | 2:45 | 10,820 | - | |||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 7 | 6 | 61-81 | 7 | 20.5 | Frazier | Mohorcic | 2:54 | 9,571 | + | |||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 4 | 61-82 | 7 | 21.5 | Candiotti | Viola | 2:44 | 4,055 | - | ||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 62-82 | 7 | 21.5 | Portugal | Bailes | 2:42 | 4,940 | + | ||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 62-83 | 7 | 22.5 | Swindell | Smithson | Wills | 2:43 | 5,101 | - | |
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 4 | 62-84 | 7 | 23.0 | Hough | Blyleven | 2:34 | 15,315 | -- | ||
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 63-84 | 7 | 23.0 | Viola | Williams | Frazier | 2:54 | 27,118 | + | |
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 63-85 | 7 | 24.0 | Witt | Portugal | Harris | 2:40 | 10,838 | - | |
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 64-85 | 7 | 23.5 | Atherton | Jackson | 2:52 | 7,488 | + | |||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 9 | 2 | 65-85 | 6 | 22.5 | Smithson | Leonard | 2:50 | 7,714 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 1 | 2 | 65-86 | 7 | 23.0 | Quisenberry | Blyleven | 2:29 | 6,835 | - | |||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 1 | 8 | 65-87 | 7 | 24.0 | Saberhagen | Viola | Quisenberry | 3:02 | 7,694 | -- | ||
| 153 | 153 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 65-88 | 7 | 25.0 | DeLeon | Heaton | 2:04 | 0 | --- | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 65-89 | 7 | 25.0 | Schmidt | Portugal | 2:50 | 14,148 | ---- | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 66-89 | 7 | 24.0 | Smithson | Bannister | Frazier | 3:01 | 11,606 | + | |
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 67-89 | 6 | 23.0 | Blyleven | Swindell | Portugal | 2:33 | 6,232 | ++ | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 10 | 9 | 10 | 68-89 | 6 | 23.0 | Portugal | Camacho | 3:31 | 5,605 | +++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 3 | 12 | 68-90 | 6 | 23.0 | Candiotti | Anderson | 2:51 | 5,112 | - | |||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Oct 2 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 4 | 8 | 10 | 68-91 | 6 | 23.0 | Thigpen | Heaton | 3:09 | 5,673 | -- | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Oct 3 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 9 | 2 | 69-91 | 6 | 22.0 | Smithson | Dotson | 2:26 | 7,069 | + | |||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 4 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 70-91 | 6 | 22.0 | Blyleven | Bannister | 2:33 | 28,136 | ++ | |||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 5 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 71-91 | 6 | 21.0 | Viola | Cowley | 2:02 | 7,208 | +++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.